1. But though courts have sometimes engaged in this type of circular reasoning, other courts have refuted it;Ringgold v. Black Entm't Television, 126 F.3d
2. This reality makes sense since the APIs have no real use in isolation. The same reality also explains why Oracle has no licensing program with respect to just the APIs. Instead, they license Java-based software platforms that incorporate the APIs. See Opening Brief & Addendum for Oracle America, Inc., supra note 35;fact, though Oracle's predecessor, Sun, and Google discussed a license to use the Java APIs before negotiations ultimately failed, those discussions were with respect to the entire Java platform, rather than the APIs alone,2016